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11413ChicagoSt.

SugarCreek,MO

(816)231-7100

http://www.byzantinekc.org

OneFaith

ManyRites

St.LukeByzantineCatholicChurch

EparchyofParma

toassistthemin makingthepeople

moreawareandreceptive.

JesusChristestablishedtheessential

elements of the Sacraments and

thesecannotchange.ButtheChurch

surrounded these essentials with

ceremonies and prayers, and the

various Rites developed their own

settings for these precious gems.

ThisbroughtdiversitytotheCatholic

Church.

All Catholic may attend any of the

Catholic Rites and fulfill their

obligation. The Eucharist may also

bereceivedinanyofthechurches.

Today,thereisnolanguagebarrierin

any of the Rites. Although certain

liturgiesmaybesetasideandoffered

inthemothertongue,mostparishes

now use English. Full participation

fromthepeoplehasalwaysbeenan

integral part of worship in the

Byzantine Rite. This enables the

faithful to have a more complete

understandingoftheLiturgy.

THEBYZANTINERITECHURCH

A Byzantine Church is general ly

recognizablefromtheexterior.They

havemanyroundedoronion-shaped

domesthataretoppedwiththethree

bar cross, (the cross with a short

St.LukeByzantineCatholicChurch

name bar above Jesus' head and a

footrestatthebottom).

Itistheinteriorofthechurch,however,

that sets it aside from most other

houses of worship. Between the altar

andthepewsforthecongregationisan

icon screen (iconostasis). This screen,

usual ly made of wood or metal, isdecorated with beautifully ornate and

religious paintings called icons. Walls

areoften highlydecoratedas well,but

statues are not a part of Byzantine

tradition.

Byzantine Catholics believe that when

they step into the church they are

leaving theirearthlycares towalkinto

"heavenonearth."Byzantineartserves

toenhancethesefeelings.

THELOVEROFMANKIND

TheByzantineRitehasadeepsenseof

theholinessofGod,asincerereverence

forthesacred,ahumbledependenceof

thepowerandmercyofGodandfaithin

theintercessorypoweroftheMotherof

God and all the Saints. Of al l the

beloved titles which the Byzantine

CatholicChurchassignstoourLord,the

most popular in Jesus, the Lover of

Mankind.

GlorytoJesusChrist!

GlorytoHimforever!

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The word Catholic means universal, and the

Catholic faith with its many Rites is truly an

universalChurch.

A Rite is a complete tradition, unique to that

community.Althoughtherearebasicallysixmain

Rites in the Church, language and nat ional

customshavemadesubdivisionsofeachofthem.

Now,thereareover20CatholicRites.

Roman,Syrian,Antiochian,andByzantinearejustsome examples of Rites within the Church.

Expressing the faithin the motherlanguageand

customs andtraditionswhich developed because

ofpreviousgeographicallocationsandlimitations

formedsubdivisionswithintheRites.

The Byzantine Rite has twelve of these

subdivisions, each taking its name from the

motherlanguageor original geographic location.

They are: Bulgarian, Byelorussian, Croatian,

Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Greek, Melkite,

Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, and

Ukrainian. All are unique expressions of the

Catholicfaith.

The Mother Church in Rome encourages these

variations and sees them as a means for unity

throughdiversity.

CUSTOMSDEVELOP

All the Rites believe in the same doctrines, are

sanctified by the same seven Sacraments, offer

the one unbloody sacrifice of Jesus (Eucharist),

andsubmittothesameVicarofChrist,thePopein

Rome.Thedifferencesareinthesystemofprayer

and ceremonyusedintheworshipof God. Each

Rite has developed in its ownfashion, following

the leader the leadership of the ancient Fathers

who Christianized the many regions. As time

progressed and Christianity f lourished, the

missionaries brought with them their particular

religiouscustomsusingthelanguageofthepeople

TheManyCatholicRitesTheChurchmustbreathewithhertwolungs!

Bd.PopeJohnPaulII (Utunumsint)

Liturgy

Schedule

Vespers:

Saturdayat4:30pm

ThirdHour:

Sundayat9:15am

DivineLiturgy:

Sundayat9:30am

HolyDays:

7:00pmVespersor

7:00pmDivineLiturgy

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